LongoMatch:The Digital Coach.User Guide Release 0.14 Andoni Morales Alastruey April 02, 2009 ii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Projects Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Templates Editor . . . Coding and Analysis 4. . . 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Tag a play . . . . . . .1 Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . . . . . . . .3 Review a play 4. . . . . . .1 Main window . . . . . . . . .4 Delete a play .3 Projects reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . .5 Plays list widget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Plays tagging widget . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Open a Project . . . . . . . . . . Projects Management 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Presentation tools 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. . . 3. . . . . . . .1 Projects and Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 5 5 5 6 7 9 9 9 11 12 12 13 15 15 15 15 16 17 17 18 19 2 . . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CONTENTS 1 Understanding LongoMatch 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Graphical User Interface Widgets 3. . . . . . 5.2 Main window with an opened project 3. i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Multimedia player . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Edit a play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Project Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. . . . . . . . . .1 Create a new Project 2. . . . . .6 Timeline widget . . . . . . . . . . .2 Export a play as an images series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii . User Guide. If you prefer.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. an easy way to create presentations with plays from different games. Release 0. you can review it with a simple click. even in slow motion. you can even export the playlist to a new video. The most important features of LongoMatch are listed below: • Tag plays in different categories • One-click review • Slow motion review • Adjust the lead and lag time for each play • Annotations • Customizable projects using templates • Templates editor • Projects manager • Timeline • Playlist support • Video editor • Export projects to CVS • Support for the most common video formats Contents 1 . LongoMatch has support for playlists. With LongoMatch you can tag the most important plays of the game and group them by categories to study each detail of the game strategy. LongoMatch is a free sports video analysis software to help coaches in making games analysis.14 and later.14 This user guide describes LongoMatch version 0. and adjust the lead and lag time of each play frame by frame using the timeline. Once you tagged a play. 2 . final result and date) • A project template (sets the properties of each category) • A filename that points to video file containing the recorded game It’s important to know that you cannot create two Projects for the same video file.1 Projects and Database LongoMatch understands a game analysis like a Project.2 Project Templates LongoMatch lets you tag plays in 20 categories. The file’s name is used to set the project’s name. 3 . which lets you customize a project just by editing its template. For each game you will need to create a new Project. that can be the default template or a pre-maded one. A Project contains the following elements: • A set of properties that describes the match (teams’ names.CHAPTER ONE Understanding LongoMatch 1. so try to use a filename as descriptive as you can. that is stored in the program’s database. Once this template is loaded into the Project you can edit it to customize the Project depending on the needs of the analysis. For each category you can set the following properties: • A name that describes the category • A lead time • A stop time • A colour to easily identify the category • The visibility of this category (lets you choose if you want to use it or not) Each Project has a template that contains the properties of the 20 categories. When you create a new project you have to select a template to load. 1. 4 . 1 Create a new Project To create a new project go to File->New Project.2 Open a Project To show the “Open Project” dialog go to File->Open Project. This dialog contains a list with all the projects stored in the database. Select a template from the available ones and edit it. if you need to File: Video file used for this project 2. This shows a dialog to set-up the project’s properties. Local Team: Name of the local team Visitor Team: Name of the visitor team Local Goals: Number of goals scored by the local team Visitor Goals: Number of goals scored by the local team Date: Date when the game took place (Does not work on Windows) Template: Project template used for this project.CHAPTER TWO Projects Management 2. 5 . The project is then loaded in the editor.3 Projects Manager The Projects Manager is used to edit or delete projects. or double-click in the project you want to open. you can save the changes using the “Save” button. 2. You can open it through “Tools->Projects Manager” You can edit a project by selecting it using the projects’ list in the left side of the screen. User Guide. select one of them and click “Accept”.14 To open a project. Release 0.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. Once you finished with the edition. 6 Contents . select one from the list. edit and delete project templates.14 If you want to remove a project. select the project and click the “Delete” button. New button: Create a new template Save button: Save the opened template Delete button: Delete the opened template Contents 7 . Release 0.4 Templates Editor The templates editor lets you create. To open the Templates Editor dialog go to Tools->Templates Editor. User Guide. To load a template into the editor. 2.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. 8 . the main window is displayed. etc. the main window displays all the widgets that lets you make the analysis. opening the templates editor. 3. opening a stored one.1 Main window After starting LongoMatch.2 Main window with an opened project Once you open a project.CHAPTER THREE Graphical User Interface Widgets 3. This window lets you access to main functionalities.. There are two kind of views: • Capture view: Used to tag plays • Analysis view: Used to adjust plays boundaries 9 . like creating a project.. 2.2. User Guide.14 3. Release 0.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach.1 Capture View To enable the capture view go to “view->Capture Mode” 3.2 Analysis Mode To enable the analysis view go to “view->Capture Mode” 10 Contents . Release 0.14 3. You can toggle between play and pause by clicking the Play/Pause button or by clicking the in the widget with the mouse.3 Multimedia player The multimedia player displays the video and lets you control the state and position of the stream. You can change the stream’s position using the time scale. Contents 11 . You can change the play rate of the stream using the play rate scale. Click this button to unload the play and view the full video. When a play is loaded into the media player. you can use “X” and “Y” keys to do frame stepping. You can change the volume using the “Volume” button. If you are viewing a playlist the “Prev Play” and “Next Play” button are used to jump to the previous/next play. the “Close Play” button is displayed. User Guide.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. If you prefer. The “Prev Play” button lets you go back to the start of a play. User Guide. Release 0. You can only tag a play in a category if this category is set as “visible” in the project template. 3.5 Plays list widget This widget shows a list with all the tagged plays grouped by categories. 12 Contents .14 3.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach.4 Plays tagging widget This widget is used to tag plays in different categories. You can change the time line zoom using the zoom scale. Contents 13 .14 3.6 Timeline widget The timeline widget represent all the plays in a time line. User Guide.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. and lets you edit them. To position the time line to the current stream position click the “Auto Position” button. Release 0. 14 . Select View->Analysis Mode to switch to the timeline. Select View->Capture Mode to show the tagging buttons.2 Adjust the start and stop time of a play To change the start and stop time of a play.section_lead_time.2. go to the timeline and click in the borders of the rectangle defining a certain play. 4.2 Edit a play 4.section_lag_time.1 Edit the play’s name To change the name of a play click in the name’s play using the plays’ list.2.CHAPTER FOUR Coding and Analysis 4. 4. Drag the borders to desired position.3 Review a play To review a certain play you may chose one of the following options: • Clicking in the plays’row using the plays list widget • Clicking in the rectangle defined by this play in the timeline 15 . 4. The current_time is the actual position of the video stream when you use the buttons to tag a play and the cursor’s position in the timeline when you use the timeline to tag a play.1 Tag a play You can tag a play in two ways: • Clicking one of the 20 available buttons • Right click in the timeline at the desired position and select “Add new play” The start time of the play is calculated in this way: current_time . The stop time of the play is calculated in this way: current_time . 14 4. User Guide.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. Release 0. and select “Delete Play” • Right-click in the rectangle defined by this play in the timeline. and select “Delete Play->Play Name” 16 Contents .4 Delete a play To delete a play you may choose one of the following options: • Right-click in the play’s row using the plays list widget. 1 Playlists Playlists are used to group plays from one or various projects. Remember that you have to load a playlist by creating a new one or opening an already saved playlist before trying to add any element. 17 . to replay them in the easiest way. If you want to play a playlist you have to close the opened project.CHAPTER FIVE Presentation tools 5. if any. To show the playlists widget go to “View->Playlists”. Click the “Save” button and choose the filename for the new video file. 18 Contents . Remember to save the playlist after editing it.1.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. 5. 5. Select the video quality and click “Record” to start. The video editor will cut all the segments from the original(s) video(s) and merge them into a new video file. To add plays from different projects to the same playlist. 5.1.1. Load a playlist in the playlist widget and click the “Rec” button.4 Export a playlist to a video file If you prefer you can export the playlist to a video file.1 Create a playlist To create a playlist click the “New” button in the playlists widget.1. 5.2 Export a play as an images series You can export a play to PGN images right-clicking on a play and selecting “Export to PGN images”. Release 0. User Guide.14 5. drag and drop the plays to the desired position. If you want to change the play order. You will see a progress bar indicating the actual state of the export process. You will be prompted for filename to store the playlist. To remove a play from the playlist right click on the play and select “Delete”. close the actual project and open the project you’d like to add a play from.3 Edit a playlist You can add a play to the playlist right clicking in the play’s row using the plays list widget and selecting “Add to playlist”.2 Load a playlist To load a playlist click the “open” button and select the playlist to load. User Guide.LongoMatch:The Digital Coach. Series Name: Name of the images series used to set-up the folder’s name where the images are exported to (My Documents\LongoMatch\snapshots\Series Name\series name-XYZ. 5.14 Play: The actual play to export. You will be prompted for the output filename.png). 5 per second. Contents 19 . Interval: Frames per second to extract. Release 0. Open a project and go to “Tools->Export to CSV”. A 5 frames/second interval in a 10 seconds plays will output 50 images.3 Projects reports You can export a whole project into a CSV file to make game statistics with a spreadsheet editor (like OpenOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel).